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75056 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75056 covers The Colony, Texas, with a population of about 67,978 and a median household income of $116,806.

Population
67,9782,877 per square mile
Median age
36.81.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$116,8061.5× the Texas median
Poverty rate
7%5.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$488,737up 19.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,8081.4× the Texas median
Degree or higher
53.5%18.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.8%4.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,352

Where 75056 is

The Colony, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population67,978
Median age36.8
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US18.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.8%
White (non-Hispanic)48.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)16.8%
Hispanic or Latino18%
Veterans4.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$116,806
Income per person$60,704
Poverty rate7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more23.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed35,840
Mean adjusted gross income$119,601
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.4%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.9%
Returns, $200k or more14.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$414,600
Median gross rent$1,808
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied60.8%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house64.2%
Attached house4.5%
2 to 4 units2.8%
5 to 19 units7.3%
20 or more units20.1%
Mobile home1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$488,737as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 68.5%
Typical asking rent$1,812as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 13.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 42%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$520,074$169,565

$169,565 in 2000 to $488,737 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,892$1,234

$1,234 in 2015 to $1,812 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.5%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home23.9%
Drives to work alone67.4%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.4% 1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.3% 6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.7% 8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,352
People employed19,678
Annual payroll$1,084,148,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 42.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.7 out of 100
Community resilience29.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$116,806$76,292$78,538
Income per person$60,704$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$414,600$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,808$1,339$1,348
Homeownership60.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.5%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home23.9%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US18.7%17.2%13.9%
Median age36.835.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRICHARDSON, TX US17 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January55.9°F / 35.8°F2.78 in rain
February60°F / 39.5°F3.37 in rain
March68.6°F / 47.5°F3.56 in rain
April75.4°F / 54.8°F3.52 in rain
May82.6°F / 63.6°F5.18 in rain
June90°F / 71.2°F3.83 in rain
July94.3°F / 75.3°F2.22 in rain
August94.8°F / 74.5°F2.48 in rain
September87.3°F / 67.1°F3.3 in rain
October77.5°F / 56.1°F5.26 in rain
November66.1°F / 45.6°F3.04 in rain
December57.3°F / 38°F3.37 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket73% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lewisville Independent School District88.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Little Elm Independent School District11.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75010 Carrollton, TX7.1 km away
75034 Frisco, TX8.3 km away
75036 Frisco, TX8.3 km away
75024 Plano, TX9.5 km away
75007 Carrollton, TX10.1 km away
75093 Plano, TX11.3 km away
75287 Dallas, TX11.5 km away
75068 Little Elm, TX11.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Denton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.63 sq mi
Water area6.25 sq mi
Population density2,877 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.0940, -96.8836

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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